Tell, her,” says one of Rosie’s BFF’s. Rosie shied away and looked at the ground. “Tell your Mom what you told me downstairs,” Flora says and she gives her a shove. Rosie looks up at me, takes a deep breath and starts to speak. She stumbles a few times before the words come out in…
Bows before Bros
Bows before Bros. Rosie and I’ve been talking about this for a couple of years- why it’s important to put your girlfriends first when you start to become interested in boys. While she understands the concept, we keep having discussions about teenage behavior in school and out that leads me to believe that this may not…
Memory Lane Monday- Embarrass you? What’s a mother for?
This Memory Lane Monday post has me laughing. In 2010 when I wrote this piece for The Star’s mom2mom site, I felt bad that I embarrassed my tween. Four years have passed. I now look at embarrassing Rosie as a sport because it’s so easy. There are three evil words that I’ve tried to avoid…
Throwback Thursday- I’ve overscheduled my child. Again
It’s Throwback Thursday! I wrote this post about having too tight of a schedule in 2009 (it was first published on the Kansas City Star’s mom2mom site). That week, a woman approached me at Target and chastised me in the checkout lane for “making my daughter do too much!” I remember thinking, “Um, yeah, and…
Memory Lane Monday- Slumber Party
It’s Memory Lane Monday!! Rosie’s 13th birthday is this week (which blows my mind. Where did all the time go)? We’re struggling to find a time for a slumber party (which of course, devastates me) so it will be a low-key week. Made me think back to past birthday extravaganzas. This was our first big…
